Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-21
LEWIS KIDD'S TRIAL.
ONLY THREE JURORS OBTAINED YES
TERDAY.
Order for seventy.avs Talesmen-h Mem
bers Of the Council Summoned
Other Manchester Items.

met NJ III a. vi. yesterday puisuahV w
adjournment the day before. 1t being
generally known that the case of
Lewis Kidd, charged with shoot
ing Thomas Calligan, with in
tent to kill, which has created
considerable interest there, was set for
trial. There was large crowd in at
tendance, the courtroom, WHICH is quite
a spacious one, being well filed. There
were a large number of witnesses and
many more who were drawn by interest
felt in the case or by mere idle curl
osity.
THE ACCUSED IN COURT.
The accused. who has been ont on
bail Che having executed the bond Of
81, eco required by Judge French, APP
peared in court, accompanied by seve-
raj of his relatives and intimate friends.
Judge William l. Clopton and Samuel
VI. Page, Esq, of counsel for Kidd,
took seats at the bar beside their client,
and Commonwealth's- 's-Attorney Page Oc-
cupied bis accustomed seat, with his as
sistant in the prosecution, Mr.. Meade
Haskins, seated to his left.
Hon. George ID. Wise, who is to as
sist in the defence of the prisoner,
having been detained in Washington,
could not be present yesterday as he
had expected. 1t is probable, however,
that he will arrive to-day, or by the
time the examination of witnesses be
gins.
ONLY THREE JURYMEN GOTTEN.
The following rCajrc had been sum
moned: Mortier 5. Adams, John \.
Blanton, William T. Pitt. John I.
Pearmqn, John s. Bishop. c. ;. Chalk
lev. James II. Caudle, Dallas Jordan,
George w. Jones, John y. Childress,
J. c. Donlevy, George H. Epps, Viii
liam Fowler, ID. p. Branch, Robert |.
Hancock, and Hugh p. Thomas. Each
of these gentlemen was asked if he had
formed or expressed any opinion con
cerning the innocence or guilt of the
accused, and if they could give the
prisoner fair trial.
Messrs Adams, Branch. and Han
cock answered these questions in man
ner which was satisfactory to the Judge
and they were retained as competent
Jurors. All of the other gentlemen
were rejected.
Counsel for the accused excepted to
the ruling Of the Court in rejecting
Thomas. who said that he was afrdd
he could not give the prisoner fnir
and impartial trial. as he had fixed
and decided opinion.
A TALES OF sEYENT-FIyT ORDERED.
When the rcnirc list was exhausted
the Judge furnished the Sergeant with
a ycairC tdci0S for seventy-hve persons
to he summoned by this morning, and
the case was adjourned over to to-day.
Even should the remaining thirteen
men required to complete the mum
Der of sixteen from which a
panel of twelve is TO be drawn
be gotten out of this number, the
examination Of them will consume the
greater portion of the day, and the ex-
animation Of witnesses will not, in all
probability, commence before to-mor-
row. if then. With SO large a number
of witnesses the trial will certainly con
sumo several days.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
The shooting occurred on the pave
ment in front of Merritt's saloon, at the
northeast corner of Eighth and Hull
streets. on the evening of June 20, 1886.
Kidd his father William, and friend
named Thomas Dunn, wheW returning
from Richmond met with Calligan
near this point Calligan approached the
party and spoke to Dunn, who was a
friend of his The four went into Mer-
ritt's and took drinks together, and
upon returning to the pavement the
elder Kidd and Calligan entered upon
the discussion Of an old feud which had
existed between them, and they got to
hot words. When about to resort
to blows, Lewis Kidd pulled ont q re
volver and shot Caligan, the ball enter
ing the mouth just below the right cor
ner of the lower lip. Kidd fired the
second time, but Dunn having taken
hold of him and thrown his arm mp,
the ball entered the upper part of
the frame to one of Mr.. Merritt's
windows. Kidd was arrested and
kept in jail until preliminary
examination lat which Calligan was
able to appear was held, and he
was sent on to the grand jury, when he
was allowed bail in the sum of 81 900.
1t was thought for some time that the
wound would result in Calligan's death,
but he is himself again, except articu-
lation is somewhat impaired. The
ball was extracted from the back of
the neck.
summons for the city COnncii.
The Dispatch of yesterday an
nouneed the fact that the grand jury on
Wednesday brought in three indict-
ments against the city for nuisance.
The specific charges are allowing stag
nant water to remain near or on the
Richmoud and Petersburg railroad.
The members of the City Council will
be summoned to appear in court Fri
day the 2Sth to show cause why they
should not be compelled to abate the
nuisances.
BRIEFS AND PEhSONALS.
Mr.. David p. Wake has qualified as
administrator on the estate of Mrs.
Mary L. Hobbs Mrs. Elvira c. Jones
as administrators on the estate of her
husband, William Jones, deceased; and
the estate Of J. +. Fore, deceased, has
been placed in the hands of the City
Sergeant.
BY a clerical or typographical error
it was made to appear in this paper yes
terday that Lee Ingram was indicted
for selling liquor on Sunday. 1t should
have been Lee Latham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner l.. Wormiey
have returned from pleasant trip to
King William county.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE.
At regular meeting of Friendship
Lodge. No. 20, knights of Pythias,
the following officers were installed
Chancellor Commander, j. j. Cook;
Vice Chancellor Commander, j. A.
Crooks; Prelate, William II. Lee;
Keeper of Records and Seal, W. t.
Lithgow; Master of the Exchequer,
C. II. Sharp; Master of Finance, w.
A. Gibbs; Master-at-Arms, G.. +.
Cox; Outside Guard, p. l.. Clary; In
side Guard, w. j. McAlister.
This lodge meets every Thursday